Right now I’m taking Google’s Power Searching online course and am enjoying it. In our 4th lesson, I learned that images can be dragged/dropped directly into the search bar for imaged searches (but not on tablet devices; cf. below!). I got to thinking that this could be incredibly useful in looking at Greek iconography with students. …
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...This summer I was looking for IDEAS; ways to make learning more engaging, collaborative, hands-on, and student-centered. I was specifically looking for a for new classroom arrangement to facilitate all this. I found my inspiration via Twitter, and then I found some more inspiration from Twitter.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I applied to become an IELTS examiner. Got rejected. In this post I am trying to make sense of what has happened. Perhaps you can help me understand. Thanks.…
(No Ratings Yet)Loading... (No Ratings Yet)Loading...We are in the middle of a reassessment of our honor code and have been thinking about ways to make it more visible in our daily lives on campus. With that in mind, I just read through this NYT article on cheating at Stuyvesant HS, and a few things struck me. …
(No Ratings Yet)Loading...About a month ago a colleague brought to my attention Bryan Caplan’s argument for the futility of foreign language instruction in this country. I don’t buy the argument, of course, but it’s challenges like these that give us a chance to re-evaluate why we believe in what we do, if read constructively (cf.…
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(No Ratings Yet)Loading...I am catching up on blog posts and RSS feed suggestions today and made it to one of my favourite topics – #etmooc.
Alec Couros is leading the way to create some kind of open online learning community for learners anywhere to come together and learn.…
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